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Title: An assessment of the forest and range land situation in the United States
Identifier: assessmentoffore22unit (find matches)
Year: 1981 (1980s)
Authors: United States. Forest Service
Subjects: Forests and forestry United States; Forest management United States; Rangelands United States
Publisher: Washington, D. C. : The Service : for sale by the Supt. of Docs. , U. S. GPO.
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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Water areas include ponds, lakes, and reservoirs greater than 2 acres in size and streams greater than 120 feet wide. Alaska and Hawaii. The Great Lakes of the North Central region account for three-quarters of the other water areas. Most of the rest is located in the Atlantic and Gulf Coast States and in Washington. In the last few decades, as the result of the con- struction of dams and other impoundments, both large and small water area categories have been grow- ing. The upward trend is expected to continue, although at a slower rate. The water area is accord- ingly projected to rise from 107 to 118 million acres by 2030, an increase of 10 percent (table 2.2). Most of this increase is likely to be in the large water area category and result from the construction of reservoirs. All navigable waters — streams, lakes, reservoirs, bays, etc. — have always been considered as publicly owned. Public access, however, is controlled by the owners of adjoining lands. No single measure of the productivity of the Nation's waters is meaningful because of the different requirements for different uses. Water that cannot sustain aquatic life might be highly desirable for domestic or industrial use. It is evident, however, that these surface waters are of great importance to the Nation. In addition to the domestic and industrial uses, they provide water for irrigation, navigation, and power generation; habitat for waterfowl; and the necessary medium for the existence of fish and other forms of aquatic life. Much of our outdoor recreation is water-based. The suitability of the Nation's water areas for various uses depends in part on the man- agement and use of the adjoining forest and range lands. The North The North geographic section of the United States includes 20 States from the Atlantic seaboard west to Minnesota, Iowa, and Missouri, and south to the Ohio River, including West Virginia and Maryland. The northern portion of this section is characterized by moderately long, relatively severe winters. Pre- cipitation is moderate and ranges from 25 to 45 inches. A short growing season of 100-140 frost-free days imposes severe restrictions on agriculture. Most of this area has low relief with some rolling hills and low mountains in the Northeast. Much of the area has been glaciated; glacial landforms are common. 25

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